The future of investing is impact investinG
Fifty years ago, the vast majority of a company’s market capitalization was driven by its tangible, physical assets. Today, that reality has flipped, and nearly 90% of the S&P 500’s market value comes from non-tangible sources. These include intellectual property and brand equity, which are largely driven by a company’s workforce. Yet, while the engine of our economy has changed, the disclosures we use to assess corporate value are stuck in the past.
The U.S. Impact Investing Alliance applauds the introduction of the Workforce Investment and Sustainable Employment Reporting (WISER) Act (HB 5147 and SB 3975) by State Representative Mary Beth Canty and State Senator Omar Aquino of Illinois, which would require large companies to disclose key workforce data.
Advocates for a more sustainable, equitable U.S. economy faced an uphill battle in 2025. This was a year defined by a uniquely challenging environment, with market instability and uncertainty, growing unemployment across certain sectors and significant backsliding on recent public policies that would have laid the groundwork for greater economic opportunities in communities and a more transparent and accountable financial system overall.
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